Easy chair



H. S. BERE Jan. 11 1927.

EASY CHAIR Filed August 24, 1926 FIG. I.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY SIDNEY BEBE, or sou'rnronr, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA.

EASY CHAIR.

Application filed August 24, 1926, Serial No. 131,289, and in Australia June 15, 1925.

In carrying out my invention I provide front and back frames articulated together by two pairs of pivoted strut-s. Flexible or jointed arm and leg rest extensions are pro- 5 vided, and, if desired, rockers are also provided on the bottom of the legs. The seat is formed of canvas or other material carried on front and back cross rails. The back consists of canvas or other material stretched on or between two back supports of Wood or other material pivoted respectively to the top of the rear legs.

In order that the invention may be better understood I will now describe it with the aid of the accompanying drawings, in

which Fig. 1 illustrates one form thereof (perspective View).

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the chair folded.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of an alternative arrangement.

Figs. 4 and 5 are side and end elevations of a further alternative arrangement.

In carrying out my invention I mortice and tenon or otherwise connect the legs A A and rails B B in pairs for the front and back of the chair, and so that they can, if desired, be put together or taken apart for transport or for the purpose of storing for any length of time. To the lower end of each leg A A a diagonal strut C is hinged so that it reaches (when the chair is ready for use) from the foot of one leg (say A) to, say, on a level with the seat or about half way up or as high as found most desirable, the other leg A on the same side of the chair and vice versa. The struts C are arranged crosswise, and, where they pass one another, are pivoted together by a bolt and. nut D or other means, the construction being such that, to collapse the chair, the front and back frames (legs A A and rails B B of the chair can be brought together. The ends of the struts C are shaped so that they bear evenly against the upper portion of the legs A A I prefer to hinge the lower ends of the struts C to plates E secure-d on the legs A A and shaped so that they bear against the side of the struts G and thus help to steady or stiffen the chair. The upper ends of the inner struts C may be connected by the cross rail F.

The upper ends of the legs A A are connected together by flexible arm rest-s G made of leather, rope, canvas, or other material, as

shown in Figs. 1 and 2; or I may provide, as in Fig. 3, wooden arm rests G with or without leg rest extensions G hinged together at G3 and to the legs A A at G so that the respective portions can fold together upward when collapsing.

A rocking chair is shown in Figs. 4 and 5. In this case, the rocker H is hinged to the foot of the back legs A and secured, when the chair is required for use, to the front legs A by simple removable means or vice versa. Flexible arm rests G may be provided, as shown, and as in Figs. 1 and 2, or hinged rests, as shown in Fig. 3, may be provided with or without leg rests G The front cross upper rail B (in cheaper chairs only one rail is provided) is higher than the back rail B and the seat J consists of a piece of canvas or other like material passed round such rails B B the ends of the canvas being laced, strapped and buckled, or otherwise secured together, as shown.

The rear legs each pivotally carry back supports K of wood or other material at their upper ends. The back L, which consists of canvas or other suitable material, is secured on such supports K, by forming pockets or loops M along the sides, into each of which the supports K are placed.

Head rests (not shown) may be carried in a similar manner by extensions of the supports K or by separate arms N (Fig. 3) pivotally carried by the same pivot which carries the back supports K. A projection N on the arms N, which engage the back supports K, prevent them going back too far.

A strap P; and button P may be provided for holding the parts together when the chair is folded.

It will be understood that the details of construction of chairs constructed according to my invention may be varied as desired. Furthermore, I may use a flexible arm rest G or. hinged arm rest G on either type of chair, and leg extensions G may be used or not, as desired. Head rests (not shown) may be provided on either type at the option of the purchaser.

The frame of the chair may be made of metal, if desired, the respective parts being joined together by known means.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is to-be performed, I decla e that What I cla m is;

In a chair of the character described, front and back legs arranged in pairs and cross rails respectively connecting the two front legs and the two rear legs, a flexible seat connected to the upper cross rails so as to hold the pairs of front and back legs together, bracing struts pivoted in cross formation and arranged diagonally in pairs on each side of the chair and having their lower 10 ends hinged to the lower portion of the front and back legs respectively and their upper ends slidably bearing against the upper portions of the adjacent legs, and collapsible side arms connected to the upper ends of the corresponding front and back legs, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

HENRY SIDNEY BEBE. 

